Robert Martinage, then an analyst with the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, wrote in a 2008 report that only “select units” of the Pentagon Joint Special Operations…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Pentagon Expands Role Of Elite Commando Units In Hunting Terrorist Weapons
February 23, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The Cost of a Soldier Deployed in Afghanistan
February 22, 2011 • In the News • Original: Marketplace Radio
This number would be right for the war in Iraq, according to numbers from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. $685,000, that’s by the way, over 10 times…
Afghan Forces Undergo Stricter Vetting By NATO Commanders
February 18, 2011 • In the News • Original: USA Today
Infiltration is always a concern when training indigenous forces to combat an insurgency, said Andrew Krepinevich, president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and an expert in counterinsurgency….
Pentagon Budget Sees Weapons Growth Above Inflation Through 2016
February 16, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The projections represent real growth of 2.6 percent annually, said Todd Harrison, a defense budget analyst with the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington. “But the level…
The Pentagon’s Spending Battle
February 15, 2011 • In the News • Original: Capital Insider
“There is a $23 bln. funding gap that secretary Gates was talking about, and it is making it difficult for the Department of Defense to manage its own finances,” said Todd Harrison